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0 Hvesfocfe; and Dairy Problems 4 Selecting the Dairy Breed A REA&R!has'tWohabioodHol ""V stein heifers. He wants to buy a thanfor feeding markethogs because, With farm work stqck, heat stroke mediately after weanine: a litter that .and colic are the troubles "generally re- Jhas suckledjhem down thin?" ; trouble than new grass bays.. -But no tlvA JT animal, which is doing hard, work in !S 1, Y,f j i S'inf hot weather should be fed new hay of P nd any sort unless the quantity is greatly 6 ' (wuu Breeders of purebred pigs to be sold reduced. This is particularly . true of ... " . . V". for breeding purposes can afford to pay driving and riding animals. - - Wc doubt if merely being thin . uj more lor mmermilK Of Skimmed milk if n ha mc fi wk,Vh ? nf- "c" w" l"iC".Pc numuer 01 pigs TAIT BUTLER, Editor bull and wants to Jknow. whether he should buy a Guernseyor a Holstein, and i., whether, "he should breed -these .two . grade y Holstein heifers to a Guernsey or a Holstein bull. "t)f- course, the fact that our reader has two half-blood or grade Holstein heifers should probably not decide which breed of dairy cows he should s adopt, -if he expects to build up ft fair-sized dairy herd, but there is ho question as to the breed of the bull to which he should breed these two grade Holstein heifers. They should with milk, better growth and better con dition can-be obtained than with other feeds. Taking the results of a large number of experiments, 475 to 600 pounds of buttermilk or skimmed milk has shown a feeding value equal to 100 pounds of corn or Other similar grain. The milk will have its greatest feeding value when about three pounds of milk is fed to one pound of grain, v Estimating the Value of Buttermilk THE late Goyernor Hoard's rule for be bred to a Dureboed Holstein bull. 1 finding- the value of skimmed milk or if one is available. If we in the South, buttermilk is : "To find the value of 100 that is the average man on the farm, pounds of skimmed milk when fed alone, could get away from that common - multiply the market price of live hogs in and popular error that it isdesirable cents per pound by- 5 ; if fed in combina- to cross the different breeds we would . tion with corn or barley, multiply by 6. have made a decided advance in live stock education. It is not desirable to cross two breeds'" so distinctly dif- , ferent as-Guernsey and Holstein. The popular idea is that by. so doing one can secure in the progeny the large milk flow of the-Holstein and the rich, yellow milk of the Guernsey. Onejor the other, quality may be obtained, but rarely both. -In.. fact, the more common result is that neither quality is secured. "These qualities were the latest acquired, probably, and are the quickest lost .when cross-breeding is practiced. Select either Holsteins or Guernseys, but .'do. "nbt - cross or mix them. If ,most, of. the cows-to which the bull is to je bred, that it is expected, to buy, ate grade Holsteins, then buy a Holstein bull, : and if the cows "are By this rule. when hogs sell for 1.0 cents a pound, buttenrSik is worth 50 cents a 100 pounds when fed alone, and oO cents when fed with corn or barley. Another rule for estimating the value of buttermilk is that 100 pounds of milk is worth one-half theriee of a bushel of corn, ,when both are fed together. These indicate the value of. buttermilk for ieeding market hogs, but, as stated, the feeder of. purebred hogs" can afford to crive the milk a slightly higher value in comparison with corn or barley. Corn being $7.30 for flie corn and tankage ten the case, then the quantity given should be small and none should be given at the morning or noon feedsjfo no case . should the amount exceed three-quarters' of a pound a daylfor every 10Q pounds of - the animal's weight and this, as stated, should be given at the night feed. X - The importance of limiting the quan tity of new Jiay fed to work stock in hot weather cannot be exaggerated. The animals , will do more work and, keep in better condition if the amount given be small. Feeding Pigs on Pasture "UfHEN wheat shorts cost $1.80 a hun- " dred pounds, corn sells for 75 cents a -bushel and tankage $3 a hundred,, which would be most economical for feeding pigs on pasture; corn and tankage, or corn, shorts, and tankage?" In experiments recorded by Henry it took 436.5 pounds of corn and 48.5 pounds of tankage to makfe 100 pounds of gain, and 303 pounds corn, 125 pounds wheat shorts and 32 pounds of tankage to make 100 pounds of gain. At the prices for feeds quoted in our inquiry, the cost of 100 pounds of gain was practically, the same in both cases, or barley' should be fed with the butter milk, whichever is the cheaper per pound. Wheatbran is not a very good protein supplement for pigs. It is too coarse or bulky. " - f Wheat shorts are excellent for pigs, but generally are too high-priced, for profitable bouthern ieeding Some also think if sows are bred when fat the litters willbe smaller. It is -J probably true that if excessively poor , or fat when bred the litter is likely to be smaller, but merely being thin jpr carrying considerable flesh is not likely to have much influence on the size of the litter. If, the sow is strong and vig- v" orous, has had plenty of exercise and1 is properly fed, the fact that she is ;thin in flesh is not likely to have much " 'effect on the size of her next litter. ' ' It is very rare that young sows are too fat when bred in the South. It is also rare that old sows that breed reg- ularly are too fat in the South. There are 10 sows kept too poor for:. the best breeding results for every one that is too fat. - , t- .-zH If the sow gets green feed, mineral ' I matter and exercise she will not be-rV harmed by carrying some flesh. The ::) sow that is so poor tha.t she is weak is T'i tnore common and the one whose litter r ; ' is-likely to be reduced in, size, because -jl of her condition. The good! brood sow that is bred as soon after weaning a litter as possible is certain to be rather AV: thin 4n. flesh. If she is a good' brood- ',' sow she must be a good milk producer, and if she produces a large quantity of milk she is, certain to be rather .thin 1 " ' but if she has had: the right- sort of v 1 feed and card, has had exercise, firreen-:-':' leed, mineral, matter, and a good alio mostly Guernsey grades buy a buern, In a test,.297 pounds of corn and 445 sey bull,, or if mostly Jersey then buy noundV of skimmed milk made 100 a Jersey bull. .... .1 r !f. "i i lOI T . pounas oi gain, wnue u requireu ioi chrtrfe and tanWacr trained 1 60 nnnnd- - ;When feed isplentiful-and milk-is . pounds of corn and 180 pounds of wheat gjjs and tankage gained L60 pounds ration and $7.27 for . the corn, wheat -1 a J ai In these experiments, however, the though she may be thin. Such a sow,-; pigs were not on pasture and the bet- may be bred, as soon as possible after, u ter gains made by the pigs getting weaning a litter with satisfactory r?-v wheat shorts, irf addition , to corri and suits. But beyond question, the sow ; tinkage, were probably due to the that is so' thin or poor that' she is greater variety of proteins. The pigs .weak, ought to be fed up into vigorous , on corn and tankage made good gains, condition before breeding. , ' i.h -pounas aany put xnose on corn, V to be oroduced to be sold as whole 'shorts to make 100 pounds of gain. mnk these conditions favor v?e selec tioti of Holsteins, while if rich milk ; for familyuse, or, for butter making, ; or fof the -sale of cream is desired ' anda smaller cow requiring less feed fits conditions better, the selection of Guernseys -is favored. Both, are good ;dairy cattle and1 either will do well if welli handled. Which breed to select If we -allow $36 a ton for shorts the price quoted,; and w cents a, bushel f or cornj then 100 pounds of -milk in thiscase was worth ,45 cents for "feeding pork hogs, compared on a basis of fading corn and milk against " feeding corn and wheat shorts. - r 1 " ture was some legume. We aref therefore, of tbe opinion," based on these experiments and our own - experience and observation, that it will not -pay to buy wheat shorts, at ; 'Pot-bellied Kg A KEADER has ,16 purebred pits, flirts -W!rI fttrl tiaf af crr-t -r'mrr ".Feejl New Hay Carefully wcu. vmtuu.ccuiuu . .. . $1.80 a hundred pounds for pigs on pas- Quantities skimmed milk; or I , not nearly so important as to get a THE feeding of new hayto horses. dd P 1 P?f ga milk These pigs mjist be grazi 'SIS&sSr de W qU 7 the'breed 1 and Vmurel ful Wrlt7v t bus-hel, and tankage at $3 a hunted rye and rape pretty heavily for , selected, - cause of much trouble. There may be - " ft f ? . see nrt othpr ratl5(, fnr th.;r , The Feeding Value of Buttermilk ; A READER asks: "What can I afford ro'pay. for buttermilk for feeding hogs; wheat bran and shorts being $1.80 a 100 pounds ($36 a ton) ? What should be fed with the buttermilk? I raise bar- hand and buy .merely tankage to sup plement it. strong condition" and good flesh, bring larger litters than when bred im- others, but it appears that , the main reasons are that the hay contains more moisture and causes greater looseness of the bowels, and that being fresh and more palatable, the animals eat much Brood OOWS Should Be Strong and mre.of1it- a cu ' Vigorous WJien Bred Animals off pasture or full of new " - hav suffer more from the heat and are "X7ILL brood sows bred when in as mixed grain. I think barley the. best etc. feed grain a-poor-man can grow. ' : Buttermilk and , "skimmilk have about , Hie Same, feeding 'value, although butter " milk" usually contains more fat.-. Butter- - ;t-,milk is nor so -good for feeding calves, .'requiring, more care in feeding,, but -for -v . pigs, if not diluted, it is an , excellent feed,.." 'y and about equal to skimmed milk. ,,, ; 7 " Milk Is Good Supplemenrto Corn -'( . MILK is" the best supplement to corn or Other "grains for feeding pigs. Tak-' - age, fish meal,' etc are good; but not ; quite equal r to - milk;: The question, -4 v theref orej may be considered;. f rorn the' standpoint" of, cost, ' with the -assurance - that;the're js no better source of protein "7 with ;which -to feed 'corn.' barley, j-ana .. .'6therrsu6hi grains.' When , buttermilk bt ' skfmmed milk"1 is Used, the eairis are us ' vally better5 and it-requires, less tare ,and ; skill than; with any . otner ; Known ieea C fret .erood crowth on .nigsin r"-l'rvi ; daily; We doubt if there would be such a difference in the gains when the pigs nine -weeks old, .that .arfe grazing were on pasture, especially if the pas- on rye and rape and fed corn and "blood, - .uieai. ineyare ; poirDeinea ana ne w: wants to know the cause and if they " "will, get ovw it, .., ' r Pigs -:jorthat age"? seldom get "pot bellied' except ,when given large", ! quantitiesot skimmed milk or butter- . f f grazing the- we Can'" !vV- pounds. We would feed the corn on f,w-lf caus9 tor their getting.... , poi-oemea. it may oe tnat they are : -especially good feeders and have a 'o, natural tendency to large bellies, but if ; fed 6n corn and blood meal alone, they would probably lose their large bellies. V If the pigs are doing well there need' be no worry about their large bellies,- 5 Lj-' they will probably outgrow this-;de- feet. ;. 1 ' r -xeJr;- Iff pf liPf 1 u tr ffnrnniBifflitmttttttffi'rTTmnfinHffMniiinianr Cattle and Sheep May Be Kept on N , Same Pasture r .J$tJji$ 'A READER writes: .."I have heard that when cows and sheep fun-to gether ift. 'a pasture it will make "' the cows 'have a cough, what about ' it?;' t :' " r nY; No harm will result to either -cows ;t or sheep through running in the same , pasture." ' - v',' ":'iyj ' ,::'X'Af' If there js not ample grazing" forJ all, ' V; th.e( cows will suffer" most, because, the 7 -sheep bite closer.- Cows "should not fol-; - ' w, low sheepj-but . sheep may follow, cows ; '.. on V pastures .or. as stated, when rthere" t ; :isplenty of " grass for both, they, may L J , ... , . 7;uv " 1 v , -c run together; Possibly separate pas-...' f. "-V-Jft r? fif S7T."-c T WW?1 .f ' r 1 PtufeSafe better; ut nb harm! will. be ;V . . This-ISTootSie Mitchell- fnn th rVbrt W.PmcrnirQt-Pafm.- anrl. a oar rtf Vim- famil Sri"-' ..... ' T " 5? , i? a fine representative of'the Ayrshire'breed. which is charactemea by a roL constitu- '9 x ennec Dy running in tne Same- v ; ""...toott, hardmess, and ttood ffraziirg aualities. . - " ' - - , - V pasture if both get enough -feed.: " J 11 r
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